Jeremias IV of Constantinople explained

Honorific-Prefix:His All Holiness
Jeremias IV
Patriarch Of:Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Enthroned:23 April 1809
Ended:4 March 1813
Diocese:Constantinople
See:Ecumenical Patriarchate
Church:Church of Constantinople
Predecessor:Callinicus V
Successor:Cyril VI
Birth Date:unknown
Birth Place:Crete
Death Date:1824
Death Place:Mytilene
Religion:Eastern Orthodox Church
Occupation:Ecumenical Patriarch

Jeremias IV (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ἰερεμίας; died 1824) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople during the period 1809–1813.

He came from Crete. He became protosyncellus of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and was later elected metropolitan bishop of Mytilene (1783–1809). In 1809, he was elected Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.

Even though of average education, he is considered a successful Patriarch, as he was prudent with remarkable administrative skills. He was also characterised as a remarkably brave protector of the interests of the church. In 1813, he resigned for health reasons. He retired to Mytilene, where he died in 1824.

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